You named one:īut what _really_ broke my music-listening back was Apple, in their "infinite" wisdom have been rating songs for me they think I'd like in my library (grey stars). There are tons of reasons for me to want to get away. I have been migrating away from Apple for my music needs lately. But the New Music mix has changed my feeling. ![]() lots of old stuff that was maybe good, but I'm mainly interested in new music. I used to hate For You because it felt like browsing the 99 cent rental section of Blockbuster. That is entirely track-based and it's probably my main way of discovering completely new music. I find discovery to be pretty good! The "My New Music Mix" is surprisingly decent for me. ![]() Get those download buttons out of the way for most folks. I know we on HN tend to be advanced users who love manual control but we could still do it via playlists. It should just aim to handle 95% of cases via intelligent caching, like cache all your latest stuff and anything you recently put into a playlist. I also feel the UI could be simplified further by burying the concept of "downloading" somewhat akin to how iCloud Photo Library does it. Whether it's full tracks or just previews should just depend on whether you and/or they participate in Apple Music. Show your favorited/"added" albums up top and everything else from them down below. There should just be one simple profile for an artist. It's ugly that the search makes you choose a context. The polish issue I see is mainly the visible seams between Apple Music, iTunes Store and your library. As well as regular bug fixes without waiting for the next iOS release. I really wish this was its own app on the App Store, so we could have some semblance of feedback. Sometimes it will refuse to play a song in my library, and will move on to the next. It will arbitrarily skip to the next song in the middle of playback. The radio tab is pretty much a giant banner for whatever Apple wants to push, instead of basing it around the user. Radio stations inexplicably play at lower volumes than the rest of the service. This is especially terrible while driving, where playback can stop for other reasons (Like a bluetooth disconnect). The play/pause button just behaves as if I told it to stop, and is unresponsive to my input. ![]() Playback will abruptly stop to buffer, but the UI gives absolutely no feedback. Extremely ungraceful handling of spotty cell coverage. It would make more sense to select top picks from an artist. Its like trying new foods by going to Costco. Playlists are ok, but heavily recommending entire albums is bizarre. There are so my UX problems with it I don't know where to start. Apple Music is by far the least polished Apple product I use on a regular basis (I'm on a family plan).
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